Ironing table



Feb. 17, 1931. J. c. DE PENNING IRONING TABLE Filed Feb. 21, 19 29IIIIEMIUIIIIIIIIIIIEi-if2 4 INVENTOR BY 1 CD6 71 zny Y ATT RNEY PatentedFeb. 17, 1931 UN/[TED STATES aonncnnsrnn nn rnnnme, on PORTLAND, onneonmourns TABLE Application filed February 21, 1929. Serial lie-341,628,

The object ofmyinvention-is to provide an ironingtable, mounted upon acollapsible support, with a gravity lock arrangedrigidly 'to fastentheelements of such support in extended position by the mere act of spacingI theironing board portion of such table from the floor when thecollapsible support is arranged beneath the board. Such gravity lock isfurther proportioned and arranged to release such elements whentheu-table is arranged with the supportabove the board.

Thedetailsof construction and mode of operation of an: ironing board.embodying my invention are illustrated in the "accompanying drawings, inwhich:

T Fig. l is a side elevatlonof such table with portions broken away toshow the gravity Fig. 4 is a of theigravity locking deviceinengagingrpol lapsed against the under locking device forholdingthe-supporting-- sition; and

Fig. 5 is a similarfragm'entary detail with the gravity lock showndisengaged. r 2

My improved ironing table comprises a board a mounted upon a collapsiblesupport.

' Such support comprises a rear'leg structure b composed of two spacedmembers 1) connected by two horizontal slats 0 and 0 and reinforced byslatscQand 03 extending longitudinally of such legkstructuresbh Adiago'nal: crutch d, comprising two converging members d'is fastened'tothe-under surface of'the ironing board a upon-a shaft or pivotpin f,upon which the leg bis also pivotalily connected to the board. Suchplvot or j "tial thickness and the head n3- of such end "is taperedinwardly toward such hook. Such shaft pin 7 is held by cleats edependingfrom theunder surface of the board-a, and such pivot pin" fextends transversely of'such board. 1 1 v The-"converging members d ofthe diagonal crutch d are connected at their point o 50 convergence byscrews or bolts 9. and are spaced apart at such. pointby a. spacer h.

Intermediate the ends 10f such crutch two spaced guide rods '5 arelocatedspaced apart to define a groove if between them, extendlnglaterally of the members 01.

A jointed brace member 7' is pivotallyfas tened at one end to the boarda andpivotally fastened at the other to the leg 6, the-pivotalconnection to'the boardbeing made thru ,a. pivot pin k carried bypendent cleats 7c,

and the pivotal connection to the leg I) is 1 .made thru a pivot pin Z.

When the collapsible support is extended, one element j. of such bracemember j extends substantially horizontally and the other element 7'2extends vertically. Such elements are connected together by a fitting m,which straddles the element j,.as shown in Figs.

4' and 5, .the webs m extending, downwardly along the sides of the"latter. Extensions of m2 and m3 of such webs m extendabove I and belowsuch element 7', a pivot pin 0. extends thru the ears m2 and the end ofthe element j2, which is thus connected to the element j. i v I f,

Theears m3, which'extend' below such ele--v ment j, serve as stops forengaging one of such transverse members i when the support is arrangedinextended position, which engagement locates the parts of such support. Agravity latch 01. is pivotallycarriedbetween such ears m8 upon a pivotpin p, such pivot pin passing. thru such gravity lock intermediate theends of the latter, but at one side of the center of, gravity thereof. 7The heavier end n is weighted suiiicientlyto hold up the opposite hookedend'ni against the under surface of the element j? and in en- "gagementwith the transverse member 2" when the support is tionh v v .As;is shownin'Figs. 4: and 5, the hooked end n2 :of such gravity latchn is ofsubstan-' arranged in extended positaper thus tends toguide the gravitylatch of I the member iwWhBIl' the parts are extended and PATENT OFFICEtable is to be collapsed without'turning .it upside downrelative to theposition'shown in Fig. 1, such latch can be disengaged and the partsmoved into collapsed position merely by gripping such tapered end n3 and drawing it toward the pointed end a of the ironing board, the tableduring the operation being supported by the squared end a2 of suchboard.

The operation of setting up such collapsible support consists merely ofspacing the board a from the floor and arranging thesupport beneath theboard. This permits the leg'b and the crutch cl to swing downwardlycounter clockwise about the pivot f, as the parts are shown in Fig; 1and to arrange the jointed member j in the position shown in the latter.hen the leg Z) hangs pendent, the gravity lock engages the transversemember i, as shown in Fig. 4, andthe whole is rigidly set up. Thesetting up of such support may'also be accomplished by resting the board(1- upon its squared end a2, in which position the parts will swing intoextended position. The board can be collapsed, as has previously beenexplained, either by turning the table upside down, that is, with thesupport above the board, in which position the gravity lock is arrangedto release the memher i, or else by supporting the table upon thesquared end a2 of the board and gripping the tapered head 113 of thegravity low: a and drawing such lock toward the pointed end a" of thebody. If the latter. mode of operation is used, the pull upon thegravity lock n pivots the lock clock-wise, as viewed in Fig. 4, torelease its engagement with the member 6' and then closes the jointedmember j and pulls up the leg I) and. crutch (Z together therewith. T helatch a is proportioned so that the weighted end 11 swings into abutmentwiththe under surface of the element when the hook'e'd end 112 swingsout of engagement with the member 2' andthus serves to limit the degreeof pivot about the pin 0, as is shown in Fig. 5.

I claim:

1. In an ironing table, an ironing board and a collapsible supportingframe for the latter, said frame comprising a leg, a diagonal crutch anda jointed brace member, the leg and diagonal crutch being. pivotallyconnected to the board at one end of the latter and the jointed bracemember being pivotally.

latch carried by the brace membensaid latch having its center of massarranged eccentrically to its pivotal mounting and provided with ahooked end adapted to be swung toward and arranged to grip the laterallyarranged member when the latter is in abutment with the stop and thesupporting frame is arranged beneath the board.

2. In an ironing table, an ironing board and a collapsible supportingframe for the latter, said frame comprising a leg, a diagonal crutch anda jointed brace member, the leg and diagonal crutch. being p ivotallyconnected to the board at one end of the latter and the jointed bracemember bein pivotally connected by one of its ends to tlie middle oftheboard and by the other to the leg, a

laterally arranged member carried by the crutch andastop carried by thebrace member with which stopthelaterally arranged member abuts when thesupporting frame is fully extended, apivotally mounted gravit latchcarried by the brace member, said latch having its center of massarranged eccentrically to its pivotal mounting and provided with ahooked end adapted to be swung toward and arranged to grip thelaterally. arranged member when the latter is in abutment With the stopand the supporting frame is arranged beneath the board, said hooked endbeing proportioned to swing free of and be disengaged from the laterallyextending member under the influence'of the eccentric mass of said latchwhen the supporting frame is arrangedabove the board.

3. In an ironing table, an ironing board leg and diagonal crutch beingpivotally connected to the board atone end of the latter and the jointedbrace member being pivotally connected by one of its ends to. the middleof vthe board and by the other to theleg, a laterally arranged membercarried by the crutch and a stop carried by the brace member with whichstop the laterally arranged member abuts when the. supporting frame isfully extended, a pivoted latch carried by saidbrace memberadjacent thestop, the latch having a hooked portion at one sideof its pivot and aweighted end at the otherproportioned to swing the hooked portiontowards the brace member and to, engage the lateral member when thelatter is arranged. in abutment with the stop. a a a 4. In an ironingtable, an ironing board and a collapsible supporting frame for thelatter, said frame comprising a leg, at diagonal crutch and a jointedbrace member, the leg and diagonal crutch being pivotally connected tothe board at one end ofthe latter and the jointed brace member being.pivotally connected by one of its ends to the middle ofthe board and bythe other to the leg, a laterally arranged member carried by the crutchand a stop carried by the brace memher with which stop, the laterallyarranged member abuts when the supporting frame is fully extended, a:pivoted latch carried by said-brace member; adjacent the, stop, the

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latch having a hooked portion at one side of its pivot and a weightedend at the other proportioned to swing the hooked portion toward thebrace member and to engage the lateral member when the latter isarranged in abutment with the stop, the end of the latch carrying saidhooked-portion being tapered and extending outwardly from its pivot toprovide a handle for manipulation thereof. 7

In testimony whereof he does aflix his signature. 7

JOHN CHESTER DE PENNING.

